A 47-year-old member asked:
stage four lung and liver cancer, can i survive?
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Dr. Sri Sundararaman answered
28 years experience Radiation Oncology
Yes you can and: Measure your life in quality too. Thinking positively helps and everyone responds differently to treatments. I've seen two women in the last three months alive with stage IV lung cancer for over 2 yrs. Your oncologist may consider local treatments as well as whole body treatments.
Answered on Sep 19, 2017
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